Social media is inescapable these days whether you’re writing about business (is Facebook going up or down, what’s next, etc) or just walking along a street packed with zombies consulting their mobile devices. And as for people in the same ...
Read More »George Parker: how P&G and Charmin toilet tissue introduced me to adland’s La Dolce Vita
My first real agency job in the US after escaping England for the second time was with Benton & Bowles, which after many dumb fuck mergers became DMB&B, which was acquired by Publicis and closed down by le frogs in ...
Read More »WPP’s Grey and JWT win lion’s share of giant bank HSBC’s £400m ad budget
WPP agencies Grey and JWT have been appointed ‘lead’ agencies on giant bank HSBC’s £400m global creative account while Publicis Groupe’s Saatchi & Saatchi has won its wealth management business. The business was put up for review last year. JWT ...
Read More »New Nestle USA boss Paul Grimwood reviews $800m account
A new client usually means an agency review and new boss of Nestle USA, Brit Paul Grimwood (left), is no exception. Nestle USA has announced a wide-ranging review of its $800m or so ad budget, starting with media currently handled ...
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